BoardMeeting202103

Board Meeting: March 21, 2021

Time & Location

• Meeting Located virtually on Big Blue Button
• 2:00 PM

Attendees

Board: Issac Merkle, Tracy Homer, Suzannah Alexander, Sean Simoneau, Sue Joslin, Billy Huddleston, Jondale Stratton, Bryan Howard

Members: Ray, DeeDee

Minutes

• Pre-Meeting Czar chit-chat:
  • Arts and crafts talked about more clean up efforts
  • Maybe put some things on subscribe an save to save us some time and brain space
  • Should we use disposable filters for the new Jets also to save time?
  • The light on the dust collection is still not working great
  • How do we get people to do oops tickets? This is becoming an issue...

• Sue's financial update
  • All the zones look good
  • Still in the black despite everything
• Membership update
  • Lots of new members - all of them like wood
• Mayor's Maker Council
  • Sean is on the Creative Culture Council
  • Hopefully we can rebuild goodwill with them
  • Next year is the anniversary of the World's Fair so maybe we're going to all have a big party
• Who is Knoxville_Makers?
  • We probably should ask them to stay on their own brand so to not cause confusion
• New Cameras are set up in the space and working
• Should we access the cameras for messes or incorrect use? Lots of discussion on this one.
• Emergency exit really needs to be finished now that the weather is not freezing
• Covid-19 updates
  • Yay vaccines!
  • Possible thought - reopen 2 months after everyone is available for everyone
  • Also maybe only open to members at first on Tuesdays

Votes

• Voted to start scheduling large events 2 months after the vaccine is available to everyone
• Voted to make masks optional in the shop 2 months after the vaccine is available to everyone (contingent on CDC regulations)
• Voted to have two weeks of member's only Tuesdays before opening up to all public